Combination faucet and drinking-fountain



L. H. GROKOSKY. COMBINATION FAUCET AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION fILED MAY 11, I920.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

Qb WOMW LeunardI-LGruKusK UNITED. STATES:

ENT" OFFICE.

LnoNARi) 1r. snoKo'sKY; or oconoiriowoo, Wisconsin.

COMBINATION rAuoE'r A m DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

. Application filed May 1 1, 1920. Serial No. 380,610.-

the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to new anduseful improvements. in combined faucetsvand drinking fountains, and has for its primary object the provision ofanarticle which can be selectively used in either of these relations.

provide asimply constructed article which, being formed of sheet'metalcan'be manufactured very inexpensively and readlly ap; plied to standardfaucet structures.

Another object of the inventioniis to provide a device of this characterwhich can be so disposed upon a standard faucet structure that it may bereadily manually swung into a position to be used as a drinklng fountainand automatically moved by grav+ ity action so that its discharge endwill be positioned downwardly, thus preventing the trapping of anywater, this feature adding materially to the sanitary nature of, thearticle. I l 3 Still another object of the invention is to provide anarticle having means which, when the same is used as a drinkingfountain, will provide a drinking cup, and when used as an ordinaryfaucet, will form a means for eliminating the splash or spray of thewater as it leaves the discharge end thereof.

With these and other objects in view the invention resides in the novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts whichwill be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 represents an elevational view of an ordinary faucet structureshowing the application of the invention thereto.

Fig. '2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through the invention,the same being useid as the discharge spout of the faucet, an

Fig. 8 is a similar View with the device in use as a drinking fountain.

A further object ofthe invention is to Referring more particularly tothis drawing, the reference character 1 denotes the valve casing of afaucet structure which also includes adischarge pipe 2, the flow ofwater thereto being controlled and regulated by the usual handle 3. Inthe present instance this discharge pipe 2 has an annular, bead 4surrounding its discharge end,

which bead in thepresent application of the invention is adaptedtoprovide an attaching element. 7

The invention comprises the provision of an elbow-shaped discharge spout5 preferably formed of sheet material and having one end disposed overand crimped around the bead 4 and the adjacent portions of the dischargepipe 2 as indicatedcat 6. In other words the material of which the spout5 is constructed is such that an efficient joint can readily. be madebetween one end of the same and the discharge end of the pipe 2 by asuitable pressing operation. However, the nature of the joint is such asto readily permit the spout 5 to be swung about the pipe 6 fromv theposition shown in Fig. 2 to that depicted in Fig. 3 and vice versa. Itis the purpose of the invention to have the spout automatically returnedby gravity action to the position of Fig. 2 after having been manuallymoved to the Fig. 3 position.

The dischargeend of the spout 5 is pro vided with an annular lip 7, andspaced inwardly thereof is an annular rib 8. Surrounding the dischargeend portion of the spout and slidable thereon is a collar 9, the samebeing of a larger diameter than the portion of the spout which itsurrounds and having an annular lip 10 on its inner end for operativeengagement with the lip 7 and rib 8. As may be clearly seen from Fig. 2,the lip 7 extends outwardly and the lip 10 inwardly. The collar 9 isfurther provided with an outwardly projecting flange 11 at its outerend. When the discharge end of the spout 5 is disposed downwardly, asfor instance when the article is being used as an ordinary faucetstructure, the collar 9, which is in effect a cup, extends upwardly ofsaid spout discharge end, the lips 7 and 10 then being in engagement.The provision of the cup of larger diameter than the adjacent portion ofthe spout 5 eliminates the possibility of the discharged water fromsplashing or spraying as it flows from the spout. On the other hand whenthe device is to be used as a drinking fountain and is arranged as inFig. 3, the lip 10 is in contact with the rib 8, the cup having beenretracted by gravity action so that the collar 9 is positioned inwardlyof the discharge end of the spout 5 and the flange l1 cooperated withthe lip 7 to form a drinking fountain reservoir. As hereinbeforementioned it is necessary to manually move the spout from the- Fig. 2position to that shown in Fig. 3, but that said spout will be returnedto its normal position upon release. This prevents the accumulation ofwater within the spout after the same has been used as a drinkingfountain and permits the same to be readily and thoroughly cleaned whendisposed downwardly.

From the foregoing description, it will be observed that when the spoutis held in a drinking position, the flared flanges 7 and 11 are matchedto form a wide, uninterrupted drinking ledge, and owing to the fact thatthe cup member is loosely mounted upon the end of the spout, it iscapable of being shifted about its axis, so that the forward lip edge ofthe flange, which is the convenient portion for drinking purposes, willbe changed from time to time by the user, and by such change, a cleansedsurface is insured at the point that the user places the I lips.

flow of water will have a slight expansion tendency against the innerwalls of the cup 9, which is of slightly greater diameter than the endof the discharge spout, and thus the column will be again deflecteddownwardly in the larger area to insure against spattering, which mightotherwise occur if the flanges 7 and 11 were matched.

Briefly, the inner walls of the cylindrical cup form a slight expansionchamber for the column of water to reduce the liability of the columnspattering when discharged.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described including a loosely pivoted spout, acup of greater diameter than the spout and having a limited slidingengagement with the discharge end of the latter, said cup being extendedbeyond the discharge end of the spout when the same is disposeddownwardly whereby to eliminate splashing of the liquid discharge and aflange extended from the outer end of the cup and cooperating with thedischarge end of the spout to form a drinking fountain when the latteris disposed upwardly.

2. A device of the class described including a loosely pivoted spout, asleeve having a limited sliding engagement on the discharge end of thespout, cooperating annular lips on the inner end of the sleeve and thedischarge end of the spout, an annular rib on the spout spaced inwardlyfrom the lip of the spout and adapted to be engaged by the lip of thesleeve, and a flange extending from the outer end of the sleeve andcooperating with the neck of the spout when the latter is swung upwardlyto form a drinking fountain.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atOconomowoc in the county of Waukesha and State of Wisconsin.

LEONARD H. GROKOSKY.

